Definition of envoys Envoys
/ɛˈnvɔjz/ - [envoyz] -
We found 3 definitions of envoys from 2 different sources.
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What does envoys mean?
Wiktionary 
- envoys (Noun)
Plural of envoy.
Part of speech
🔤- envoys, noun, plural of envoy.
WordNet
NounPlural: envoys |
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| envoy - a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry | ||
| envoi | ||
| envoy - a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador | ||
| envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary | ||
| envoy - someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else | ||
| emissary | ||
| representative a person who represents others | ||
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Wiktionary
- envoy (Noun)
representative. - envoy (Noun)
diplomat. - envoy (Noun)
messenger. - envoy (Noun)
A short stanza at the end of a poem.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- envoy (n.)
One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador. - envoy (n.)
An explanatory or commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; -- also in the French from, l'envoi.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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envoy
A male person that negotiates something as a representative. -
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A female person that negotiates something as a representative. -
envoy
One who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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envoy
en′voi, n. a messenger, esp. one sent to transact business with a foreign government: a diplomatic minister of the second order.—n. En′voyship. [For Fr. envoyé—envoyer, to send.] -
envoy
Envoi, en′voi, n. the concluding part of a poem or a book: the author's final words, esp. now the short stanza concluding a poem written in certain archaic metrical forms. [O. Fr. envoye—envoiier, to send—en voie, on the way—L. in, on, via, a way.]
Part of speech
🔤- envoy, noun, singular of envoys.
